Archived Episodes

If you happen to pass by the Faith Tabernacle in Chicago, you might have an opportunity to pray with Phillip Griffin. Pastor Samson Doreliens ministers “right in the middle of the violence in Port Au Prince,” the site of the July 27th kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter who remain missing. And, when you sing in church…do you realize you may be accomplishing more than you know? In a piece in the Baptist Press Toolbox says that when we sing in church, believers are speaking to God.

Samford University’s School of Nursing has received more than $2 million to improve the preparation of primary care nurse practitioner students committed to careers in medically underserved and rural areas. Many church will pray for Send Relief this Sunday. The group is a joint ministry of the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and the International Mission Board (IMB) that launched as an effort to help churches share the gospel through compassion ministry, both with their next-door neighbors and with the nations throughout the world. And, scholars says the Kingdom of God is already and not yet. The subject is explored in a Lifeway Bible study at Baptist Press.

Leaders are continuing to work for the release of a Christian nurse and her daughter in Haiti. A Texas mission team is headed home from Niger after the July 26 military coup interrupted their outreach to the Fulani, their church announced Aug. 2. And, lots of people enjoy a good bonfire. A good bonfire requires fuel. So does your prayer life if it’s going to be strong. In the Baptist Press Toolbox, Kie Bowman offers some tips on how to keep a strong prayer life.

Belief in God, Satan, angels, heaven and hell is at a 23-year low in America, Gallup Poll said in a recent update. A Birmingham, Alabama church is working to bounce back following the COVID pandemic. And, in the Baptist Press Toolbox, Brandon Sutton offers several ways you might consider serving your local church.

Puerto Ricans are preparing for the upcoming hurricane season. Just days after State Department officials warned Americans to leave Haiti, a Christian aid worker and her daughter have been kidnapped. And, in an article in the Baptist Press Toolbox, Kie Bowman offers six suggestions for how you can pray for other believers.

A Bowling Green University student has been charged with a federal misdemeanor under the FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances) Act. Kansas City may be known for top-notch football and fabulous barbeque, but thousands of people who call the city home don’t know Jesus. And, while study God’s Word should be a priority for believers and for small groups in a local church, a Lifeway Research articles says growing small groups and building community takes more than the study alone.

A group of state have passed legislation blocking gender transition and hormonal treatment for minors in 2023. People all over the world have questions about the gospel of Jesus Christ. And, theology sounds like a big word but at its core it is thinking about God.

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams from three states are joining those in New England to assist cleanup after flooding that damaged homes and at times isolated entire towns. As Vacation Bible School workers prepared last Sunday night for the summer outreach event, a storm ripped the roof off the church building in Great Bend, Kansas last week. And, As the new school year is just around the corner, maybe your church is thinking about ways to serve the schools in your community.

According to Americans United for Life, there are currently 25 states with an abortion ban of some sort. The sanctuary of Camp Creek Baptist Church in Taylors, South Carolina is gone — now only a charred shell. And, in a piece on Baptist Press, Matt Espenshade offers four tip to help make decisions. He’s a
pastor and former FBI agent.